Nigel Farage in pictures

Nigel Farage is a British politician who has been the leader of the UK Independence Party since October 2016.

Ms Webb added: “Whatever you feel what Ukip thinks, they pulled a huge amount of votes in the UK and they are totally non-represented in the House of Lords.”

Her backing comes as Mr Farage admitted he had “heard nothing” of a possible peerage “at this stage”.

The Prime Minister yesterday set tongues wagging over whether she could hand the Brexit campaigner a seat in Lords.

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Farage was instrumental in the UK ditching the European Union

It makes sense to me, whatever you think about Nigel Farage

Merryn Somerset Webb

Theresa May did not deny talks had been held over awarding the acting Ukip leader a peerage, following Mr Farage’s victorious role in the EU referendum campaign and his party’s attraction of mass electoral support.

But Mr Farage claimed he has “absolutely no idea” if he could soon be joining Parliament.

He told Fox News: “There is a rumour that the Prime Minister did not put down in Parliament today that I might be going to the House of Lords.

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The interim Ukip leader could join the unelected body

“All I can say is I’ve heard nothing of it, so there is absolutely no need to call me ‘my noble Lord’ at this stage.”

Mr Farage added: “I suppose there is the impression that if you’re in the House of Lords, you’ve perhaps lost touch with the common people.

“Look, I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen in terms of them giving me anything.”